COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUTRAJAYA CAMPUS
FINAL EXAMINATION
SPECIAL SEMESTER 2012 / 2013

PROGRAMME

: BME/BEPE/BEEE (Honours)

SUBJECT CODE

: MEMB123 / MEMB214

SUBJECT

: Mechanics I: Statics

DATE

: March 2013

TIME

: 2.5 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1.

This paper contains SIX (6) questions in EIGHT (8) pages.

2.

Answer ALL questions.

3.

Write ALL answers in the answer booklet provided.

4.

Write answer to each question on a new page.

THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF (8) PRINTED PAGES INCLUDING

THIS COVER PAGE.
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QUESTION 1 [16 MARKS]

The cylindrical plate weighs 18.4 kN and is suspended by three cables AD, BD and
CD from point D as shown in Figure 1. The tension forces in the three cables are
given as FA, FB and FC.
a) Draw the free body diagram.

[3

marks]
b) Determine the magnitudes of FA, FB and FC.
c) Express FA, FB and FC in the Cartesian vector form
marks]

Figure 1

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QUESTION 2 [18 MARKS]

The compound beam AC in Figure 2 is made out of two pieces AB and CB and
connected by a pin at point B. The compound beam is fixed at the wall at point A
while it is supported by a rocker at point C.
a) Draw the free-body diagram of the individual members AB and CB.
[6
marks]
b) Determine the reactions at supports and show directions of the reaction
forces/moments.

[12

marks]

Figure 2

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QUESTION 3 [17 MARKS]

The truss shown in Figure 3 has a mass m of 120 kg and is supported by a pin at point
A and a roller at point B.
a) Determine the support reaction at roller B.

[4

marks]
b) Determine the internal forces in the members BD, CD and CE using the
method of sections and state whether they are in tension or compression.
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Figure 3

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QUESTION 4 [18 MARKS]

For the beam shown in Figure 4,
a) Determine the support reaction at fixed support A.

[4

marks]
b) Determine the internal normal force, shear force and bending moment at the
section passing through C

[7

marks]
c) Write down shear force and bending moment in terms of x at the section
passing through D.

[7

marks]

Figure 4

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QUESTION 5 [15 MARKS]

For the T-section shown in Figure 5,
a) Locate the centroid

and

of the shaded area.

[7

marks]
b) Determine the moments of inertia of the shaded area about its centroidal xoand yo-axes

[8

marks]

yo,y

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Figure 5

QUESTION 6 [16 MARKS]

The disk and bar in Figure 6 weighs 50 N and 25 N respectively. The bar is pinned at
point A and B. The coefficient of friction between the disk and the inclined surface
are s = 0.6 and k = 0.5.
a) Draw the free body diagram of the disk and the bar

[4

marks]
b) Calculate the maximum value of the couple M that can be applied to the
stationary disk before it starts to rotate.
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c) Calculate the couple M that is necessary to rotate the disk at a constant rate
[6
marks]

Figure 6

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Appendix
Table of Moment of Inertia

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